Marc Joel Atrero
AuthorIssue 31: March/April 1986
March 18, 1986 0 commentBeech Starship Progresses Towards First Flight Beechcraft’s revolutionary Starship is on schedule for its first test flight early in 1986. Six prototype Starships are being built for the FAA Certification programme. Of these, three will be flying prototypes and three will be used for ground testing. The first prototype has a fuselage built using a
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January 30, 1986 0 commentDeadlines A lot of our information is collected from discussions with pilots, AUF officers, dealers, Department of Aviation officers (usually unofficial), etc. In an attempt to provide you, the reader, with the latest information, in spite of our 5 weeks publishing lead-time, we sometimes report in anticipation on events which have a high probability of
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January 29, 1986 0 commentBoeing 767 Enters Service With Air New Zealand Air New Zealand have taken delivery of the first of three 8767s that they have on order. 8767-219ER ZK-NBA was the 124th of its type off the production line at Everett, Washington. It made its first flight on August 14th carrying the U. S. registration N6018N before
Read moreDepartment Slammed in Parliamentary Report
January 28, 1986 0 commentThe formal report of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Expenditure has slammed the Department of Aviation for gross contradictions in its safety philosophy and for failing to adequately communicate within its own hierarchy and to the aviation community it is designed to serve. The report is the culmination of stage one of the
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